Abstract The Mediterranean mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis is an ecologically and
economically important species. It has been used in programs of monitoring of pollution …

This chapter reviews the concentrations of several major metal contaminants in bivalve
mollusks collected from different regions of the world. Bivalve mollusks considered in this …

In the present work, the potential use of several antioxidant and detoxification biomarkers in
the digestive gland of wild mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) for biomonitoring the marine …

Each book has two main goals1. Determine baseline concentrations of metals and
metalloids in tissues of representative field populations of estuarine coastal, and open …

In recent years, mussels have already become commercially important seafood species
worldwide. Mussels accumulate a wide range of metals in their soft tissue. Thus, the …

Life on earth is threatened both by environmental pollution and overpopulation. Natural
phenomena contributing to pollution have always existed but anthropogenic activities are …

This paper evaluates the dynamics of Metallic Trace Elements (MTEs; Cd, Pb, Fe, Cu, Zn, Ni
and Co) in the gonads of the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus collected in five sites: four …

Concentrations of five heavy metals (Hg, Cd, Pb, Cu and Zn) were determined in tissues of
wild mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) collected at 41 stations located on the Spanish …

The date mussel Lithophaga lithophaga is an edible endolithic bivalve, protected by the EU
Habitats Directive and other international agreements, living inside carbonate rocks. Its …

The spatial distribution of total mercury (HgT) and methylmercury (MeHg) in Mediterranean
mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) sampled at 23 different stations along Türkiye's Black …